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Stoke City 1, Man City 0 MANCHESTER City boss Mark Hughes will intensify his attempts to add further players to his already expensive squad after a shattering 1–0 defeat at...
Date Published 02/02/2009
Sickening night of drink and violence OLDHAM town centre is on its “last chance” after two people paid the price of a controversial £5.99 all you can drink...
Snow shuts roads and schools Pictures by ANTHONY MILLER and DARREN ROBINSON A FRUSTRATED Oldham councillor today lashed neighbouring boroughs who failed to grit key highways,...
CCTV footage has been released showing the moment a woman is stabbed in the car park at Sainsbury’s in Union Street. It captures the terrifying attack — the second...
SADDLEWORTH Parish Council is being allowed its say on controversial plans to tip waste at Birks Quarry. It was feared the parish council had been overlooked by the...
OLDHAM TOWN threw the title race wide open in the Vodkat North West Counties League first division after Saturday’s 2-1 home victory against leaders AFC Liverpool. It was a...
Mum still waits for answer a year on A HEARTBROKEN mother is still waiting for answers a year after the death of her strapping three-year-old boy. Claire Smith found her...
OLDHAM RUFC missed out on the chance to put further daylight between themselves and the teams at the bottom of North Lancs/Cumbria division following their 16-10 home defeat by...
A DRUGS trial in Scotland involving two Oldham men has been delayed — because it takes three weeks to transfer English prisoners to north of the border. Sheriff Kenneth...
Kiel Lancashire’s last-minute penalty goal snatched a dramatic 34-32 win for Oldham St Anne’s at Bradford Dudley Hill in National Conference League division one....
A harrowing new £3.2 million campaign to highlight the life-wrecking consequences of speeding was launched today. The THINK! campaign’s stark message is that if...
Sign-up to bring cinema to the biggest town in UK without one AN online petition has been launched to get a cinema for Oldham and create hundreds of jobs. Oldham is the...
Manchester Phoenix were downed twice by a clinical title-chasing Nottingham Panthers. They lost 3-2 on Saturday in Nottingham, then were beaten 4-2 at home a day later.
A FIRE chief has issued a warning after a young mother was taken to hospital with burns to her back and hands. The 27-year-old’s nightdress burst into flames when she...
Chronicle racing correspondent Keith McHugh’s selections from tomorrow’s cards SOUTHWELL 1.10 Dontpaytheferryman 1.40 Ready To Crown 2.10 Just the Lady...
A VICAR has attacked Oldham MP Phil Woolas for his stance on asylum seekers — saying politicians are pandering to the worst elements of society. Rev Christopher Halliday, team...
Kitchen company boss Vance Miller, and associate Alan Ford have been remanded in custody charged with more fraud offences. They appeared before Oldham magistrates on Friday...
Council leaders went online to recruit staff OLDHAM Council chiefs reached potential candidates from all over the country to recruit their new top team — without...
Coliseum to make Bronte book a global read OLDHAM is spreading the word of Britain’s best-loved novel to far flung reaches of the world. Oldham Coliseum has come up...
A THEATRE company used the power of drama to convey important messages about bowel cancer in a production at the Salt Cellar cafe in Oldham. The play, “You, Me,...
THE North-West could lose out on millions of pounds of European money after a Government decision to return cash, according to Euro-MP Chris Davies. He says the European...
AN Oldham MP is set to question ministers over plans to allow councils to build more homes — fearing they will not be able to pay off the loans but will be saddled with...
Work on expanding Lees Library will transform the Thomas Street building into a community hub. Once complete, it will have new IT facilities for more courses and after-school...
RED Bar regulars could be forgiven for thinking they had walked into a cartoon wonderland when they called in for a pint. For 50 Oldham Sixth Form College students turned into...
OLDHAM Choral Society is on song and going strong as it celebrates its 125th anniversary. And it has drawn up a packed programme to mark the milestone — from an...
DOVETALES Christian Centre hosts two sessions of parent/grandparent and child-and-stay groups at its Westwood centre. Bill and Janet Heap (both 59) established the group in...
TODAY, more than 9,000 people in the UK need an organ transplant which could save or dramatically improve their lives. The stumbling point is availability. Reporter Marina...
When the heavens open and the rain falls, it means bad news for local churches, according to the Bishop of Middleton. The Right Rev Mark Davies launched the DontDrainUs...
A LOCAL Catenian marked his 40 years in the Oldham Circle with a visit from the Grand President of the International Catenian Association. Jim Mugan (74) from Derwent Drive,...
FITNESS fans have had their first chance to take a look at the new Saddleworth Pool and Leisure Centre. The pool is undergoing a £1.5m refurbishment. Work began last...
